--- title: "Bench Trays & Drip Trays" url: https://fortitude21.com/product-bench-and-drip-trays language: en description: "Containment for the lab bench, the workshop counter and pallets of 20 litre pails: tabletop trays from 4 litres, open drip trays to 150 litres, and pail pallets." --- Spill containment # Bench Trays & Drip Trays Product code F21-BT-101 / -102 / -103 / -201, F21-DT-100 Most spills are small and happen where the work happens. Twelve trays and pallets covering the bench, the counter and the pallet of pails that a drum-sized bund was never meant to catch. ## Documents before you order Documents for this design: the specification sheet and drawing. Ask for them with your enquiry and check them against your own requirements before you order. ## Sample orders Samples take 7 to 15 days. Tell us the model, the finish and the delivery country. ## Minimum order and lead time The minimum order is quoted per model and customisation. A standard production run takes about one month, confirmed against your specification at quotation. ## Technical detail | | | | --- | --- | | Product code | **F21-BT-101 / -102 / -103 / -201, F21-DT-100** | | Sump capacity | 4 to 150 litres, by model | | Material | LLDPE and polyethylene by model | | Grate | Black grate on the bench trays; pail pallet available as body only, without grate | | Pour spout | Fitted to the 53 cm tabletop tray for emptying without lifting | | Pail pallet capacity | 20 litre pails, on a 1150 or 1200 mm footprint | | Colour | Yellow, white, blue or black by model | | Load rating | 20 kg on the bench trays to 3,000 kg on the pail pallets | | Lead time | Approximately one month for a standard production run; samples in 7–15 days. Confirmed against your specification at quotation. | ### Quoted on enquiry These depend on your order, your market or the certificate that covers your run, so we quote them for your specification on request. - Chemical resistance statement for your liquid - Minimum order quantity **Before you order:** Bench trays are containment, not a chemical-resistant work surface. Load ratings on the small trays run as low as 20 kg, so check the weight of what you are standing on one before you specify it as a work platform. ## Models in this range Twelve trays and pallets, from a 4 litre bench tray to a 145 litre pail pallet. Two load figures mean static / dynamic; UDL is a uniformly distributed load. ### Every model, seen from above Footprints drawn to one scale, with the drums or IBCs each one takes. The bar is the sump against the largest in the range. - F21-BT-101Tabletop tray, 53 cm11 L sump - F21-BT-101Tabletop tray, 49 cm10 L sump - F21-BT-102Compact bench tray4 L sump - F21-BT-103Small-container tray20 L sump - F21-BT-201Pail pallet, 115050 L sump - F21-BT-201Pail pallet, 1150 body only50 L sump - F21-BT-201Pail pallet, 1200145 L sump - F21-DT-100Open drip tray, 10 L10 L sump - F21-DT-100Open drip tray, 32 L32 L sump - F21-DT-100Open drip tray, 75 L75 L sump - F21-DT-100Open drip tray, 110 L110 L sump - F21-DT-100Open drip tray, 150 L150 L sump | | Model | Dimensions | Sump | Load | Weight | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | F21-BT-101 · Tabletop tray, 53 cm | 53 × 43 × 11 cm | 11 L | 100 kg UDL | 3.6 kg | | | F21-BT-101 · Tabletop tray, 49 cm | 49 × 36 × 9.5 cm | 10 L | 20 kg static | 1.4 to 2 kg | | | F21-BT-102 · Compact bench tray | 34 × 34 × 6.5 cm | 4 L | 20 kg | 1.2 kg | | | F21-BT-103 · Small-container tray | 67.5 × 37.5 × 12 cm | 20 L | 80 kg | 3 kg | | | F21-BT-201 · Pail pallet, 1150 | 115 × 115 × 17 cm | 50 L | 3,000 / 1,500 kg | 20 kg | | | F21-BT-201 · Pail pallet, 1150 body only | 115 × 115 × 17 cm | 50 L | 3,000 / 1,000 kg | 11 kg | | | F21-BT-201 · Pail pallet, 1200 | 120 × 120 × 15 cm | 145 L | 3,000 kg static | 24 kg | | | F21-DT-100 · Open drip tray, 10 L | 57 × 38.5 × 5 cm | 10 L | 80 kg static | 1 kg | | | F21-DT-100 · Open drip tray, 32 L | 64.5 × 49 × 12 cm | 32 L | 200 kg static | 2 kg | | | F21-DT-100 · Open drip tray, 75 L | 100 × 55 × 15 cm | 75 L | 600 kg static | 4.6 kg | | | F21-DT-100 · Open drip tray, 110 L | 100 × 100 × 12 cm | 110 L | 1,500 kg static | 7.3 kg | | | F21-DT-100 · Open drip tray, 150 L | 120 × 120 × 12 cm | 150 L | 3,000 kg static | 8.5 kg | Dimensions are length × width × height and weights are empty, both nominal. Load figures are the manufacturer’s published values; ask us for the test basis before you specify against them. The figure to check your containment rule against is the sump capacity, not the footprint. ## What makes this product different 01 ### Sized to the work, not to the drum A beaker, a decanting jug and a part-used tin all spill, and none of them justify a 130 cm pallet. A 34 cm tray fits beside the work and gets used because it is in reach. 02 ### Pour spout on the 53 cm tray Emptying a full bench tray without a spout means lifting 11 litres over a lip. The spout turns that into a controlled pour into a waste container. 03 ### Pail pallets fill the gap drums leave A drum pallet sized for four 200 litre drums wastes deck under 20 litre pails. The 1150 and 1200 pallets carry a proper pail load, and the body-only version halves the weight where a grate is not needed. 04 ### Open drip trays for the unplanned place Five sizes from 10 to 150 litres with no grate and no sides to climb. They go under a leaking gearbox or a decanting station today and somewhere else next week. ## Where it goes ### Laboratories & QC ### Workshops & maintenance bays ### Paint & ink mixing ### Pharmaceutical & cosmetics ### Food processing ### Retail & trade counters ## Construction, specification and use Our distributors give their own buyers this same breakdown. ## What this product has to satisfy, market by market The regimes that apply to this type of container in each market we ship to, with the detail behind each one a click away. These are the market’s requirements; the specification above lists what this design already holds. ### United Kingdom - [Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) (England) Regulations 2001: containers over 200 litres outside a building: 110% of the largest, or 25% of total stored volume, whichever is greater](https://fortitude21.com/spill-containment-fuel-chemicals) - [Sump capacity is sized by rule, not by footprint, and an outdoor bund needs freeboard for rainfall on top of it](https://fortitude21.com/choosing-a-spill-pallet) - [The sump material has to resist what it catches: neat, undiluted, and often diluted by rainwater instead](https://fortitude21.com/chemical-compatibility-guide) - [Plastic Packaging Tax: £228.82/t below 30% recycled content, registration at 10 t](https://fortitude21.com/uk-plastic-packaging-tax-containers) - [Modern Slavery Act 2015: supply chain statement, for qualifying importers](https://fortitude21.com/eu-forced-labour-regulation-suppliers) - [Commodity classification and origin decide duty and which measures apply](https://fortitude21.com/tariff-classification-and-origin) ### European Union - [National water-protection law rather than an EU instrument; Germany’s WHG and AwSV are the strictest and the usual benchmark](https://fortitude21.com/spill-containment-fuel-chemicals) - [Sump capacity is sized by rule, not by footprint, and an outdoor bund needs freeboard for rainfall on top of it](https://fortitude21.com/choosing-a-spill-pallet) - [The sump material has to resist what it catches: neat, undiluted, and often diluted by rainwater instead](https://fortitude21.com/chemical-compatibility-guide) - [REACH for substances, including coatings and treatments](https://fortitude21.com/chemical-compatibility-guide) - [Forced Labour Regulation: market ban, applying fully from 14 December 2027](https://fortitude21.com/eu-forced-labour-regulation-suppliers) - [Commodity classification and origin decide duty and which measures apply](https://fortitude21.com/tariff-classification-and-origin) ### Australia and New Zealand - [State guidance sets the bund figures, led by EPA Victoria Publication 1698; AS 1940 (flammable liquids) and AS 3780 (corrosives) are the standards regulators call up](https://fortitude21.com/spill-containment-fuel-chemicals) - [Sump capacity is sized by rule, not by footprint, and an outdoor bund needs freeboard for rainfall on top of it](https://fortitude21.com/choosing-a-spill-pallet) - [The sump material has to resist what it catches: neat, undiluted, and often diluted by rainwater instead](https://fortitude21.com/chemical-compatibility-guide) - [Commodity classification and origin decide duty and which measures apply](https://fortitude21.com/tariff-classification-and-origin) ### United States - [EPA SPCC, 40 CFR 112: sufficiently impervious secondary containment, plus OSHA 1910.106 for the workplace store](https://fortitude21.com/spill-containment-fuel-chemicals) - [Sump capacity is sized by rule, not by footprint, and an outdoor bund needs freeboard for rainfall on top of it](https://fortitude21.com/choosing-a-spill-pallet) - [The sump material has to resist what it catches: neat, undiluted, and often diluted by rainwater instead](https://fortitude21.com/chemical-compatibility-guide) - [Commodity classification and origin decide duty and which measures apply](https://fortitude21.com/tariff-classification-and-origin) Orientation for specification, not legal advice, and not a statement that this design holds a given approval. Requirements turn on the exact design, contents and destination, and they change. Tell us the market at enquiry and we confirm what applies to your specification, what we hold and what we would need to obtain. ## The things buyers ask before they order ### What size tray do I need for a laboratory bench? The 34 centimetre compact tray for a single working position, the 49 or 53 centimetre tabletop tray where decanting happens, and the 67.5 centimetre small-container tray for a row of bottles. The tray that gets used is the one within reach of the work, which usually means the smallest one that fits. ### Why does the 53 centimetre tray have a pour spout? Because emptying 11 litres over a lip can turn a contained spill into an uncontained one. The spout turns that into a controlled pour into a waste container. ### Can I stand on these trays? No. Load ratings on the bench trays run from 20 kilograms static, which is a few bottles. The pail pallets are rated at 3,000 kilograms and are the load-bearing product in this range. ### What is a pail spill pallet for? Twenty litre pails, on a 1150 or 1200 millimetre footprint. A drum pallet sized for four 200 litre drums wastes deck under pails, and the pail pallets carry a proper pail load on the same floor area. ### What is the body-only version? The 1150 pail pallet without its grate, at 11 kilograms instead of 20. Specify it where containers sit directly in the sump and nothing has to be walked on, and it halves the weight and the freight. ### When would I use an open drip tray instead? Where the position is temporary or unplanned: under a leaking gearbox, a decanting station or a machine being serviced. Five sizes from 10 to 150 litres, no grate, no sides to climb, and they move to the next job next week. ### What is the minimum order and the lead time? Quoted against your order. These are light and nest well, so they are one of the few products in this range where the unit price still governs the landed cost. ## More in Spill Containment & Site Safety Spill containment ### Drum Spill Decks F21-SD-101 / -102 / -201 / -202 / -301 / -401 Low-profile polyethylene decks for drums in use, with open grates that make a leak visible before it becomes a loss. Thirteen models from one drum to four. Spill containment ### Drum Spill Pallets F21-SP-101 / -102 / -201 / -202 / -203 / -401 / -403 Deeper-sump polyethylene pallets for drums in storage, from one drum to four, with sumps from 42 to 488 litres and rackable and modular versions. Spill containment ### IBC & Multi-Container Spill Pallets F21-IB-101 / -102 / -103 / -201 / -202 / -301 Spill pallets and low-profile decks for one, two or three IBC tanks, with sumps from 120 to 1,600 litres, plus linkable and rackable versions. Spill containment ### Steel Spill Pallets F21-ST-101 / -201 / -401 / -501 Double-layer 3 mm sheet steel spill pallets for one to four drums or one to two IBC tanks, powder coated or hot-dip galvanised, for sites that need non-combustible storage. Spill response ### Salvage Drums & Spill Response Storage F21-SR-101, F21-SR-201 Polyethylene salvage overpack drums from 20 to 95 gallons, wheeled or static, plus cabinets, carts and boxes that keep the spill kit at the point of use. Spill containment ### Covered Spill Pallets & Covers F21-SR-301, F21-SR-302 Spill pallets with an integrated roller shutter or hard cover, and PVC tarp covers sized to the two-drum, four-drum, single IBC and double IBC pallets. Spill response ### Wheeled Bins F21-WB-120 / -240 / -660 Yellow HDPE wheeled bins in 120, 240 and 660 litres with hinged lids, for spill kit storage, used absorbent collection and general site waste. Site safety ### Emergency Eyewash & Safety Showers F21-EW-101 / -102 / -201 Self-contained portable eyewash units in 30 and 53 litres, and a floor-standing 304 stainless combination eyewash and safety shower for a plumbed supply. Accessory · Handling ### Spill Pallet Ramps F21-DH-101, F21-DH-102 Single-piece and two-piece polyethylene ramps for loading drums onto a spill pallet or tray, sized to pallet heights from 10 to 30 cm. Accessory · Handling ### Drum Cradles & Dispensing Stands F21-DH-201 / -202 / -203 Stackable cradles that hold a drum horizontally for tapping, a drum rack dispensing base with a 380 litre sump, and a small container stacker. Accessory · Handling ### Drum Dollies & Trolleys F21-DH-301 / -302 / -303 / -401 / -402 Poly drum dollies with integral sumps of 20 and 300 litres, a two-drum containment trolley, roll plastic pallets and a tilt truck. Page updated 30 October 2026